15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Compromise Township
The nearest, Bill Whalen, was born in Penfield, 4 mi away. Of the towns next door, Kerr Township lists Sid Mercer. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Compromise Township. Roger Ebert is the most widely known, written about in 100 languages.
What stands out about Compromise Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Compromise Township
Nobody born in Compromise Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Margaret Harper
1911–2000Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps
Edward Franklin Buchner
1868–1929American academic and scholar in education studies






Tom Harrell
born 1946American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Kerr Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Compromise Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Roger Ebert: Sound Opinions, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert W. Holley: Sol Goldberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lars Peter Hansen: Ricardomayer at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Garth: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Graham: Monica Boirar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Harrell: Tom Beetz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sid Mercer: New York Journal staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
